The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-03-02

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and even infants in arms. The hill had
been iced during the morning and pre-
sented glare surface throughout the entire
distance from the Hubbard street crossing
to the Pavilion Hotel Nearly all of the
forty-two large traverses owned in Mont
pelier were in use and the speed attained by
them, by the time they reached the Main
street crossing, was terrific. Due care on the
part of all concerned resulted in entire i'm
munity from accident of any note, two or
three reckless dogs sustaining the only in
jury inflicted during the day and evening.
Actual count showed that over ten thousand
people went down during that time. In the
evening the coast was brilliantly ilumin-
ated, and the crowd was larger than could
be accommodated. The Marvin toboggan
slide was also a center of attraction, and
hundreds took their first ride upon the best
slide, without one single exception, this
side of Montreal. The chute was in splen-
did condition, and few of the toboggans
brought up short of the corner of Liberty
and Looms streets, some even turning the
corner and going as far down the latter
street as the residence of Clark King.
Here, too the pleasure of the evening was
augmented by brilliant illuminations, and
there was no serious accident to any.
The great attraction of the day for many
was the evening procession, which formed
on Main street shortly after seven o'clock.
This was headed by the Montpelier military
band, which froZe up" the first thing and
was thereby rendered useless to the process
sion, except by way of ornament. The
drums, however, did good service. Follow
ing the band was handsome ly-decorated
traverse, and behind this was the Mont
pelier Snow-shoe Club, numbering ninety
three ladies and gentlemen, each of whom
bore torch, and whose many-colored suits
presented very picturesque appearance in
the glare of the torches and the Bengal lights,
rockets and Roman candles which were
kept blazing away during the passage of the
procession. Next came the parade of deco
rated traverses. The great "Mogul," ," owned
by the employees of the Lane Manufacture
ing Company, bore small boiler, with two
engines and forge in full operation, and
men shaping red-hot iron on an anvil as the
procession moved along. On others were
shown the Marvin toboggan slide in minia-
ture, Liberty Enlightening the World" a
yacht under full sail, and various transpa-
rencies. The Montpelier Carriage Company
had six traverses in line, with a chime of
bells, and the Great Eastern" was drawn
by tandem, and was heavily loaded with
young people. The " Baby" a complete
model of the latest style of large traverses,
and not over three feet in length, brought
up the rear of what was pronounced by
those competent to Judge the best parade
of the sort ever seen in Vermont Resi-
dences and public places on the route of
| the procession and on East State and Liberty
streets were very generally, and, in many
instances, very brilliantly, illuminated,
and the whole effect was heightened to a
lights of the village. Tobogganing and
coasting closed the day of sports, and spe-
| cal trains and private conveyances bore the
visitors to their homes. Well, of course,
everyone was more than satisfied, and there
! was abundant reason for being SO. Moth
ing short of three days carnival will suf-
flee another season, and last Fridays
! achievements will be the best possible ad.
vertisement for such an affair. There is nc
better locality for a carnival in New En-
! gland, and none where the people can feel
more certain of plenty of snow. Other towns
in Vermont have had bare streets repeatedly
this winter; Montpelier has had no less than
eighteen inches of snow at any time since
| Thanksgiving, and there are now about three
and one-half feet upon level where there
has been no drifting For the successful out
come of the " field day people will cheer
fully give all credit due to the executive
committee, Morton Marvin A. j. Sibey, j
w. Brock, II. n. Taplin and George NJ
Scribner; to the financial committee, Still
man Chase, l.. Bart Cross and Mr.. Marvin
to the advertising committee, w. III. Coch
rane and Charles Cummings: to j. G.. Far.
well, who was the railroad committee Of
one, and to the officers and members of the
| various clubs who rendered any especial aid
| in the arrangement or carryng-out of the
programme; and the labors of Mr. Scribner
who has had entire charge of the " coast -
from its first opening, are worthy of especial
recognition. He has done his work well
Montpelier's Field Day of Winter Sports ,
will be long remembered, and always as
grand preparation for her winter carnival
of 1888.
SEMINARY HILL.
THE final examinations will commenc,
this wednesday, noon and continue unit
| Friday noon Vacation, two weeks. -
The students were permitted to attend tn,
winter sports Friday evening. - Mis-
Harrison, who has been quite ill., is nov
convalescing. - The lecture, "Othe
Women" given in the Seminary chapel las
week Wednesday evening by the Rev. w
h. Davenport of South Royalton was flint
one and was delivered in an easy and inter
estlng manner.